Damon Albarn recently joined Thundercat on stage and performed a handful of solo tracks and a Gorillaz song.
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The Gorillaz frontman appeared at the third night of Thundercat’s four-night residency at London’s KOKO venue on Friday April 5 as part of his UK tour.
Albarn joined the bassist towards the end of his set. Together they performed ‘Oh Sheit It’s X’, ‘Funny Thing’, ‘Them Changes’ and Gorillaz ‘Cracker Island’, the lead track from the animated band’s album of the same name in which Thundercat was originally featured on.
Has this crowd been euthanised like do they know thundercat and damon albarn are in front of them playing cracker island pic.twitter.com/bJMLD0aVwX
— tara (@drknesstolight) April 5, 2024
Damon and Thundercat playing Funny Thing tonight in London. Video by chocolatekndy. pic.twitter.com/656fowbL5m
— Damon Albarn Unofficial (@DamonUnofficial) April 5, 2024
Thundercat was joined on stage by Damon Albarn for their song Cracker Island by Gorillaz tonight in London. pic.twitter.com/74K4bc2R7R
— Thundercat Fanpage (@domababy72) April 5, 2024
Thundercat tonight was something else. Cameo from Damon Albarn was a nice touch to a sick Friday night pic.twitter.com/kRhvwrakFt
— ollie storey (@olliestorey) April 5, 2024
Damon at Koko Camden with Thundercat, via Kitty Ca$h pic.twitter.com/RKKJQSag8C
— Damon Albarn Unofficial (@DamonUnofficial) April 6, 2024
In a four-star review of the second night of Thundercat’s KOKO residency, NME shared: “Now at the midway point of his four sold-out shows in Camden and in the final stretch of his European tour dates, no one would blame him for playing it safe with last night’s show in London. However, the set seems to prove the opposite, with the singer, songwriter and bassist steering clear of back-to-back hits, and instead showcasing a sonically-rich snapshot of his extensive career.”
It continued: “While some of the charm of Thundercat shows is undeniably lost by removing some fan favourites and reinterpreting each song on the setlist with virtuosic and spontaneous improvisation, the London set shows that the bass legend is still at the top of his game, and able to captivate his audience in a way quite unlike anyone else in 2024.”
In other news, Thundercat is set to perform at this year’s All Points East in Victoria Park later this summer. He will also play this year’s edition of Bonaroo.
As for Albarn, him and his Blur bandmates are set to play an intimate warm-up show ahead of their performance at this year’s edition of Coachella.
The gig will take place on Wednesday, April 10 at the Fox Theatre in Pomona, California roughly three days before the band are due to hit the stage at Coachella on Saturday, April 13.
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